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Patent GB-2278101-A (GB)
Title: Method and device for raising subsided concrete pavement
Inventor: INUKAI HARUO
IPC: E01C23/10
Filed: 1994-05-04
Abstract: In a method for raising a subsided concrete pavement by use of jacks, the paved road surface can be speedily and completely flattened with accuracy without inflicting any damage to the existent pavement, by forming working holes (2) in the pavement (1) at intervals, setting lifting jacks (20) into the respective working holes (2), measuring desired heights and by use of a jack controlling CPU (33) and a central control computer unit (35), determining objective values for raising the respective bored portions in accordance with the desired heights thus measured, preparing lifting data obtained by dividing the objective raising values into height values of the same number respectively, inputting the divided lifting data to the central control computer unit, transferring the divided lifting data from the central control computer unit to the jack controlling CPU (33) one by one, operating the jack controlling CPU in accordance with the divided lifting data fed one by one to drive the respective lifting jacks (20), issuing an end-of-operation signal to the central control computer unit (35) when the lifting jack is driven by one of the divided lifting data, giving subsequent ones of the divided lifting data from the central control computer unit (35) to the jack controlling CPU (33), and repeating the processes for driving the lifting jacks (20) by each of the divided lifting data in the same manner as described above. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2290016-A (GB)
Title: Ventilated footwear
Inventor: LIOU TIAN AN
IPC: A43B7/08
Filed: 1994-06-01
Abstract: A ventilating outsole which is integrally made of resilient material and formed on a top with a plurality of first protuberances 1 having a vertical through hole 11, a plurality of second protuberances 5 having a vertical blind hole 51 and a horizontal hole 12 communicating with the vertical blind hole, a plurality of openings 2, and a plurality of horizontal grooves 3 extending across the outsole and communicating with said vertical through holes the vertical blind holes, and the opening whereby the outsole can provide a good ventilation for the foot of an wearer. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2290458-A (GB)
Title: A collapsible shelf unit
Inventor: SIBLEY NICHOLAS JOHN
IPC: A47B43/00
Filed: 1994-06-15
Abstract: A shelf unit (10) has a plurality of upwardly extending frame members (11, 16, 17, 18) interconnected by pivotably secured shelves (12, 12a) secured on support bars (13). Link members (21, 22) interconnect pairs of the frame members, and the alternate pairs of the frame members are interconnected in an orthogonal direction by means of rigid members (19), (20). A releasable locking bar (23) retained captive on the shelf unit may be operated to secure the shelf unit in an upright configuration and subsequently permit its collapsing as desired. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2292548-A (GB)
Title: Vehicle boot storage device
Inventor: TAYLOR STEPHEN LEWIS
IPC: B60R7/02
Filed: 1994-08-24
Abstract: A vehicle boot storage device 1 comprises at least one partition 3 having releasable fastening means 4 disposed at ends. A plurality of attachment means 5 can be located on surfaces of a boot 2 and can engage the fastening means 4 on the ends of the partition 3 to hold the partition 3 in place in the boot 2. Therefore, the partition 3 can be arranged to divide the boot 2 into a plurality of storage regions 6. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2280153-A (GB)
Title: Bicycle with elliptical pedal sprocket
Inventor: KWOK STANLEY KEE MAN
IPC: F16H7/08
Filed: 1991-12-03
Abstract: The pedal sprocket 20 is oval or elliptical to provide greater torque as the pedals approach their top and bottom positions. A pair of upper and lower chain tensioners is provided, each having a sprocket 22, 24 which is biassed outwardly by a leaf spring 26, 28. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2283134-A (GB)
Title: Terminal block
Inventor: KANEY HOWARD W
IPC: H01R4/48
Filed: 1994-10-07
Abstract: A terminal block 10 has an insulating housing 11 holding a plurality of electrically-conductive connectors 25. At least a first connector is bifurcated to define a pair of jaw-like wire-grasping structures 43 for electrically connecting a pair of wires 65 to one another. The structures 43 are separated by a tongue-like barrier 41 for easy guided insertion of a single wire into each structure. The block may be mounted in an appliance enclosure having a platform (107, figs. 14 and 15) supporting the terminal block 10. The platform (107) has at least one block retention stud (109) and the terminal block includes at least one surface deformation (69). The stud (109) and the deformation (69) coactively engage to restrain movement of the block.   <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2283439-A (GB)
Title: Dust-extracting arrangement and filter bag for a hand-operated machine tool
Inventor: WURST KLAUS
IPC: B24B55/10
Filed: 1994-10-25
Abstract: Dust-extracting arrangement disposed, in particular, on a hand-operated machine tool and having an insufflation pipe connection (30) which carries a filter bag (10) which engages detachably, by means of an insufflation aperture (13), around the insufflation pipe connection (30), wherein the insufflation aperture (13) effects guiding-in through at least one reinforcing panel (11) and a sealing panel (14) made of elastic material and carried by the said reinforcing panel (11), and is so constructed, for dust-tight sealing of the insufflation aperture (13) during disposal of the full filter bag (10), that the sealing panel (14) forms a surface which masks the insufflation aperture (13) and has a self-closing slit (15). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2283761-A (GB)
Title: Dust collecting in a circular knitting machine
Inventor: MORI MASAKAZU
IPC: D04B35/32
Filed: 1994-11-01
Abstract: Dust-collecting means comprise a downwardly-open outer casing (17) at the upper portion of a circular knitting machine (5) in which is disposed a rotatable cylindrical filter (31) through which air is sucked by a fan, the air being blown by blowers over yarn supply devices (15) and through a gap defined by an adjustable plate (46). The filter is cleaned by a blowing nozzle inside and a collecting nozzle outside the filter. A creel (6) also has a dust-collecting system comprising a blower or blowers (4) in its upper region and suction fans with a filter and collector in its lower region (62). A combined collecting box (38) with filter and suction fan is provided.   <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2294718-A (GB)
Title: A loft ladder
Inventor: MITCHELL TREFOR FRANK
IPC: E04F11/06
Filed: 1994-11-02
Abstract: A loft ladder comprises a first ladder portion which is associated with a fixing mounted at the edge of a loft hatch. The fixing permits sliding movement of the ladder portion. The upper end 1 of the ladder portion is provided with a pivot arm 9 which connects the upper end of the ladder portion to the floor of the loft. The pivot arm is of a substantially "V" shape having an apex and two diverging arms. The ends of the diverging arms are pivotally connected to the sides of the ladder adjacent the upper end thereof and the apex of the pivot arm is pivotal connected to the floor of the loft. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2283782-A (GB)
Title: Locking device for trunk lids
Inventor: MITSUI JIRO
IPC: E05B15/04
Filed: 1994-02-11
Abstract: A lock for car boot lids comprises a latch (5) rotatably mounted on a base plate for engaging with a striker, the latch having a stepped portion (15) engaging with a paw (14) of a ratchet lever (8), there being a spring urging the ratchet lever and the latch into engagement. A cover (7) of elastically absorbent material is provided on the ratchet lever having first (17) and second (22) cushion portions which abut respectively with the latch and base plate members or parts thereon so as to reduce noise or vibration when the lever moves respectively forwards and away from engagement with the latch. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2283843-A (GB)
Title: Logarithmic intermediate frequency amplifier
Inventor: KIMURA KATSUJI
IPC: H03G11/08
Filed: 1994-11-09
Abstract: A logarithmic intermediate frequency amplifier circuit has M intermediate frequency amplifiers 21-2M connected in cascade and M double balanced differential circuits 31-3M, each of the double balanced differential circuits 31-3M having primary, secondary, and tertiary differential circuits. The primary differential circuit has a pair of transistors each of which is one of NPN and PNP types and which are connected to a first constant current source. The secondary differential circuit has a pair of transistors each of which is the other one of NPN and PNP types and which are connected to a second constant current source. The tertiary differential circuit has a pair of transistors each of which is the other one of the NPN and the PNP types and which are connected to a third constant current source. The primary differential circuit is connected to the second and the third constant current sources and delivers a differential output to the secondary and the tertiary differential circuits so as to reduce currents of the second and the third constant current sources. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2285422-A (GB)
Title: Clamping device
Inventor: SEDGEMAN GRAHAM LESLIE
IPC: B60R25/09
Filed: 1995-01-11
Abstract: A clamping device comprises a plate member (10) from one side of which a plurality of article-gripping members (12, 14) extend. Two article-gripping members (12) are positioned to grip around a lower part of an article and one article-gripping member (14) is movable from a non-article gripping position to an article-gripping position whereat it is securable. The article-gripping members are located around an article with the plate member (10) positioned against an outer side of the article. The clamp may be used as an anti-theft wheel clamp or as a warning sign on a pipe. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2287608-A (GB)
Title: SDH transmission system
Inventor: TANONAKA KOUJI
IPC: H04J3/00
Filed: 1995-01-24
Abstract: An SDH transmission system, including a container selection means for selectively extracting a specific virtual container VC-m of a particular hierarchy from among the uppermost layer virtual containers VC-4 obtained from a demapping means constituting a part of the SDH transmission system and a path overhead processing means for processing the path overhead of the specific virtual container VC-m obtained from the above container selection means, whereby it is possible to extract and check the path overhead of the through path and therefore to facilitate maintenance and inspection. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2287518-A (GB)
Title: Pipe laying vessel
Inventor: CARMICHAEL DONALD
IPC: F16L1/20
Filed: 1995-03-16
Abstract: In laying marine pipelines of the type in which the pipeline is assembled along a horizontal axis on board a pipelaying vessel prior to being launched therefrom, the pipeline is plastically bent to a desired launch angle and, in most cases, at least partially straightened thereafter. In preferred embodiments, the pipeline is bent through an angle greater than 90 DEG . In the most preferred embodiments, the pipeline is diverted, initially upwardly, through an angle of substantially 180 DEG  by first bending means (28), prior to being bent downwards to the desired launch angle by second bending means, preferably in the form of an adjustable angle ramp (30). Other variations are also described. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2301334-A (GB)
Title: Container neck joint
Inventor: MASON DAVID
IPC: B65D8/20
Filed: 1995-04-03
Abstract: A method of forming a seam (22) between a lower edge of a neck (20) and the edge of an access hole in an end (10) of a container, comprises turning each of said edges over on itself to form a "hem" and inserting one edge inside the "hem" of the other edge such that the edges are interlocked one with the other, and pressing said edges together to form a seam, wherein indentations (22a) and/or protrusions (20a) are formed in and/or adjacent said seam (22) to strengthen the seam (22) in the event of a pressure surge.
Patent GB-2302712-A (GB)
Title: Air-operated hydraulic motor
Inventor: FOSTER JOHN GERARD
IPC: F04B9/127
Filed: 1995-06-29
Abstract: In an air-operated hydraulic reciprocating pump comprising a pump piston (6) driven by an air motor piston (15), the reciprocation of the piston (15) is controlled by a control valve (20) and a spool valve (28), both disposed in the piston (15). Air for driving the motor piston (15) is supplied through an inlet (24) in a body (1) and enters an annular passage (14) around the piston (15). At the beginning of the pumping stroke air flows from the annular passage (14) through passages (26,33) and the valve (20) to cause rightward displacement of the spool (28). Thus air enters, via passages (26,26a,35), a chamber (36) in the body (1) to drive the pistons against the action of a spring (8). The return stroke occurs when the valve (20) is opened by its spindle (21) striking the body (1). This allows the air loading the large end (29) of the spool valve to flow out through an exhaust passage (9a). The consequential unbalancing of the spool valve causes it to return to its original position in which the chamber (36) is isolated from the air supply and is instead connected to atmosphere.
Patent GB-2303024-A (GB)
Title: Method for determining handover in a multicellular mobile radio system
Inventor: JONES PHILIP EDWIN
IPC: H04W36/04
Filed: 1995-07-01
Abstract: The method is indirectly sensitive to the rate at which a mobile (1, Fig. 1) crosses cell boundaries in a system having microcells (3, 4, 5) and at least one macrocell (2). The mobile 1 monitors levels of signals received from its current serving cell (3) and from neighbour cells (2, 4). If the signal from a handover target neighbour cell (eg. cell 4) exceeds a threshold, step 21, a timer is started, step 22, and then the level from the target cell (4) is compared with that from a control cell (5), that is a further out cell. If the level from the control cell (5) is greater than that from the target cell (4), the mobile is determined to be fast moving and is handed over to the macrocell (2). If the target cell level is greater than the control cell level, then the mobile is handed over to the target cell (4) if that cell achieves a power budget handover margin, steps 27, 28. The timer introduces a delay which eliminates the case where handover occurs to a cell that has already been passed through. In an alternative method, a handover request is triggered when the power budget expression for a neighbour cell meets certain requirements; a negative power budget handover margin may apply. The handover is executed to a cell (eg. the macrocell 2) which may be different from that which triggered the handover request. This method may overcome problems associated with a mobile turning a street corner (Fig. 3).
Patent GB-2309838-A (GB)
Title: Light source controlled by air motion sensor; naked flame simulator
Inventor: MCCLOUD KEVIN
IPC: H05B37/02
Filed: 1996-02-01
Abstract: The luminescence of a light source is controlled in dependence on the output of an air motion sensor 17. The light source may be a gas light or an electric lamp. The controller may be used to control Christmas tree lights, or for an artificial fire, or particularly to give a flicker effect from an electric candle. The controller may be mounted in a translucent glass cylinder (15, Fig. 1) which supports two lamps 13 and 14 supplied with currents which are out of phase with one another. The lamp currents are controlled by respective triacs 120,124 triggered from the outputs of comparators 34,36 which compare a mains-synchronised ramp waveform with respective signals 32,34. The air motion sensor 17 is a pressure sensor which, via an amplifier 28, provides a "noise" signal 29 to an adder/invertor 30 wherein the noise signal is added to a control voltage to form the signal 32, and is subtracted from the control voltage to form the signal 33. The control voltage is compensated for variations in the mains supply. The control voltage may also be adjusted manually by a control 6 to vary the average output of each lamp 13, 14; alternatively, a conventional dimmer may provide the mains input to a transformer 10 of the control circuit. The bandwidth of the sensor amplifier 28 may be altered to give an additional response to low frequency noise, whereby the light source 13,14 mimics the occasional spluttering of a wax candle flame.
Patent GB-2307452-A (GB)
Title: Conversion of a single hull vessel to a double hull vessel.
Inventor: PRABHAKARAN A L E K MENON
IPC: B63B9/04
Filed: 1996-02-01
Abstract: A method of conversion of a single hull vessel 1 to a double hull vessel includes the steps of: a) positioning a second hull shell section 4 beneath a first hull 2 of the vessel; b) raising the second hull section 4 to locate it adjacent the first hull; and c) attaching the second hull shell section to the first hull. The method also including locating the second hull shell in relation to the first hull by means of male and female locating members 6,8. Ballast tanks may be placed within the second hull.
Patent GB-2302101-A (GB)
Title: Aglazing panel having solar screening properties
Inventor: HANNOTIAU MICHEL
IPC: C03C17/34
Filed: 1996-05-30
Abstract: A glazing panel having beneficial anti-solar properties for use in vehicle glazing, and in particular in vehicle roof windows, comprises a vitreous substrate carrying a spray-formed pyrolytic tin/antimony oxide coating layer having a thickness of at least 400 nm and containing tin and antimony in a Sb/Sn molar ratio of from 0.05 to 0.5, whereby the coated substrate has a luminous transmittance (TL) of less than 35% and a selectivity (TL/TE) of at least 1.3.
Patent GB-962535-A (GB)
IPC: B65H67/04
Abstract: 962,535. Coiling and feeding sliver. TOYODA AUTOMATIC LOOM WORKS Ltd. May 1,1963, No. 17115/63. Heading D1F. In the operation of apparatus for severing sliver S supplied by a coiler as a filled can C is replaced by an empty can C<SP>1</SP>,a lever 8 swings upwardly from the position shown in Fig. 1 so that a sliding roller 15 lifts a presser lever 4 into a position in which it nips sliver against the coiler plate 3 and is there held by a spring 7 catching a hook 6. The lever 8 disengages lever 4 and, as its upward swing continues, one end of a pivoted arm 11 is engaged by a projection 16 to close a spring-loaded nipper 10 on to the sliver, Fig. 3. Further swing of lever 8, Fig. 4 (not shown) severs the sliver between the live nip points and then causes an arm 17 to co-operate with an extension 4<SP>1</SP> to swing lever 4 to its initial position, the end depending from the coiler falling into can C<SP>1</SP>. The return swing of lever 8, which is oscillated about a remote axis by a limit-switch controlled, reversible motor, Fig. 8 (not shown) causes nipper 10 to open and release the other sliver end: alternatively, lever 8 may swing this end over a conveyer or feed cable e.g. of a drawing frame, before releasing it so that sliver may be fed directly from can C, Fig. 9 (not shown).
Patent GB-2309383-A (GB)
Title: Support device for parts of the body
Inventor: UGLEHUS JANET
IPC: A61G7/075
Filed: 1997-01-24
Abstract: A support device 10 comprises, a ring having inner and outer surfaces which, when fitted around a part of the body eg the head lifts that part of the body clear of the surface on which the outer surface of the ring rests, and which permits the said part of the body to move. In Fig 3 outer ring 12 is supported on bearings on inner portion 11. Devices to support the limbs are also described.
Patent GB-2311221-A (GB)
Title: Arylating agents for the treatment of viral infection
Inventor: AYUKO WASHINGTON ODUR
IPC: A61K/
Filed: 1997-03-18
Abstract: Arylating agents consisting of a phenyl nucleus with one leaving group and one electrophilic group are disclosed. The compounds are preferably benzoic acids, or esters thereof, with either chlorine or bromine substitutions and/or nitro groups. The compounds are intended for the treatment of viral infections, particularly HIV, and act by enhancing the proliferative response of T cells.
Patent GB-2323618-A (GB)
Title: Illuminated warning triangle
Inventor: CHEN KAI-PO
IPC: B60Q7/00
Filed: 1997-03-24
Abstract: A warning triangle has a front member 1 to which luminance intensifying means 2 are attached. A middle circuit board 31 carries light-emitting diodes 3, and a back member 4 has a battery compartment 41. The light-emitting diodes 3 can be continuously or intermittently illuminated, for example, by batteries 44 in the battery compartment, when a switch 43 is switched ON. The warning triangle can also be powered from the cigarette lighter of a vehicle by way of a power supply connection 45. As well as being illuminable, the front panel 1 also has reflective strips 11 to reflect external light. The luminance intensifying means 2 intensify the light emitted by the light-emitting diodes 3 to provide both passive and positive warning signals.
Patent GB-2324160-A (GB)
Title: Calibration method for an electronic electricity meter
Inventor: DEVANE CONOR JOSEPH
IPC: G01R35/04
Filed: 1997-04-08
Abstract: A calibration method for an electronic electricity meter comprises supplying an analog signal (V), via a switch 7 and resistor (R1 - R3) arrangement, to an input of an electronic signal converter device 1 in which the on / off period of the duty cycle of the switched resistance arrangement is adjusted to calibrate the analog input signal (V) relative to the digital signal (Fout) output from the device. The analog input signal may relate to a voltage measurement signal to which the duty cycle is synchronised. A microprocessor may be used to store and control the duty cycle pattern. Different duty cycle patterns may be stored and used to compensate for differences which arise under different operating conditions. Predetermined threshold levels may be used to detect said different operating conditions. The different duty cycle patterns may be defined by binary bit patterns.
Patent GB-2325494-A (GB)
Title: Piston in Stirling cycle machine
Inventor: KINNERSLY RICHARD FURNEAUX
IPC: F02G1/053
Filed: 1997-05-23
Abstract: A Stirling cycle machine has a piston 11, which reciprocates in a cylinder 12 and defines a hot working chamber 23 and a cold working chamber 26. Ducts 24 lead from the hot working chamber 23 to heat exchangers 25 outside the hot chamber, and the piston has a concave crown 31 forming a surface of the hot chamber. In another embodiment, the piston has a land (33, fig 4) of larger diameter than the main piston diameter to disrupt flow of the working fluid between the land and the cylinder wall.
Patent GB-2314233-A (GB)
Title: Telephone transaction system
Inventor: SHIMADA TAKASHI
IPC: H04M3/51
Filed: 1997-06-10
Abstract: A telephone transaction support system includes a transaction register unit for registering, in a database 14, contents of a transaction requested by a customer over a telephone, and a deciding unit for deciding on an approval support unit among a plurality of approval support units at random, the approval support unit being used to approve contents of a transaction, whereby the approval support unit decided on at random is used to approve the transaction registered in the database. A telephone transaction support system which supplies to an operator information regarding a transaction in a conversation with a customer over a telephone includes a detecting unit for detecting an actual state of service of an operator dealing with the customer based on the information supplied thereto, and an estimate data generating unit for generating estimate data based on the actual state of the service of the operator detected by the detecting unit.